Archives: Events
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The Samurai of Japan
Speaker John Hopwood is going to give us a fascinating talk on the Samurai of Japan. We have had Ying and Yang of Living in Japan in Travellers Tales, and will have a talk on Autumn Colours of Japan, so we are definitely going to know a lot about the land of the rising sun!…
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Madrid in May
The Travel group announce our first overnight trip or a long time. We are planning a 4 day 3 night trip to Madrid. We are operating a waiting list now but please register your interest if you could take up a place at short notice. Lots more information on the Madrid Tourist Website www.esmadrid.com/en
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Early Maritime Exploration
Presented by Alan Oliver. Early exploration by sea was by the Polynesians, the Vikings and the Chinese, but exploration initiated by Portugal, and later by Spain, lead to the establishment of the Portuguese and Spanish Empires of the Sixteenth Century. This talk describes these events, and some of the people involved. It is a fascinating part…
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Dining Out – Restaurante Amarre 152
Dining Out will hold their next event at the popular restaurant Amarre 152 in the Nou Fontana on Tuesday 29 March. Members are asked to await the invitation email before applying to attend.
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English Colonisation of North America: Mayflower and a Whole Lot More
Speaker: Peter Atkinson English interest in North America began with John Cabot, a contemporary of Columbus, who sailed to Newfoundland in 1497 in search of a route to Asia. The first attempts at settlement came a century later and were unsuccessful. The most ambitious failure was in the 1580s under Walter Raleigh at Roanoke Island in…